CIHM 
Microfiche 
Series 
(l\/lonographs) 


ICMH 

Collection  de 
microfiches 
(monographies) 


Canadian  Initituta  for  Hiatorical  Microraproductlona  /  Inttitut  Canadian  da  microraproductiont  hittoriquaa 


1995 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes  /  Notes  technique  et  bibliographlques 


The  Institute  has  attempted  to  obtain  the  best  originai 
copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this  copy  which 
may  be  bibliographically  unique,  which  may  alter  any  of 
the  images  in  the  reproduction,  or  which  may 
significantly  change  the  usual  method  of  filming  are 
checked  below. 


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Coloured  covers  / 
Couveiture  de  couleur 


I     I      Covers  damaged  / 

' — '      Couverture  endommagee 

r~|      Covers  restored  and/or  laminated  / 
Couverture  restaur^e  et/ou  pelliculee 

I     I      Cover  title  missing  /  Le  litre  de  couveiture  manque 

r~l     Coloured  maps  /  Cartes  geographiques  en  couleur 

[y[     Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  Slue  or  black)  / 

Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 

|V]      Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations  / 
"^      Planches  et/ou  Illustrations  en  couleur 

I     I      Bound  viith  other  material  / 

Relie  avec  d'autres  documents 

I     I      Only  edition  available  / 
' — '      Seule  edition  disponible 

I  I  Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin  /  La  reiiure  serree  peut 
causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la  distorsion  le  long  de 
la  marge  int^rieure. 

I  I  Blank  leaves  added  during  nestoiations  may  appear 
within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these  have 
been  omitted  from  filming  /  II  se  peut  que  certaines 
pages  blanches  ajout^s  Ir  s  d'une  restauration 
apparaissent  dans  le  texte,  mais,  lorsque  cela  etait 
possible,  ces  pages  n'ont  pas  *te  filmfes. 


L'Institut  a  microfilme  le  meilleur  examplaire  qu'il  lui  a 
ete  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details  de  cet  exem- 
plaire  qui  sont  peut-etre  uniques  du  point  de  vue  bibli- 
ographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier  une  image  reproduite, 
ou  qui  peuvenl  exiger  une  modifications  dans  la  meth- 
ode  normale  de  filmage  sont  indiques  ci-dessous. 

r~|      Coloured  pages /Pages  dec  juleur 

I      I      Pages  damaged  /  Pages  endommagees 

I     I      Pages  restored  and/or  laminated  / 
—      Pages  restaurees  et/ou  pelliculdes 

|7/j      Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed  / 
^^^      Pages  dteolorees,  tachetees  ou  piquees 

I     I     Pages  detached/ Pages  dStachees 

rpr     Showthrough/ Transparence 

I     I      Quality  of  print  varies  / 

' — '      Qualile  inegale  de  I'impression 

I      I      Includes  supplementary  material  / 

Comprend  du  materiel  supplementaire 

r  I  Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  relilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image  /  Les  pages 
totalement  ou  partiellement  obscurcies  par  un 
feuillel  d'errata,  une  pelure,  etc.,  ont  ete  filmees 
^  nouveau  de  fa?on  a  obtenir  la  mellleure 
image  possible. 

I  I  Opposing  pages  with  vai7ing  colouration  or 
—  discolourations  are  filmed  twice  to  ensure  the 
best  possible  Image  /  Les  pages  s'opposant 
ayant  des  colorations  variables  ou  des  decol- 
orations sont  filmSes  deux  fois  afin  d'oblenir  la 
meilleur  image  possible. 


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AddUmnal  comments  / 
Commentaires  supplementalres: 


Thii  itwn  it  f  rimed  at  Ih*  rtduetion  rnio  diKkid  below/ 
Ct  documflfit  est  filmi  au  taux  dc  reduction  tndtqui  ci-dessous. 
'O" 14X  1»X  22X 


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12X 


Th*  copy  filmad  hara  hit  baan  raproducad  thanki 
to  tha  ganarotily  of: 

National  Library  of  Canada 


L'axamplaira  film*  fut  raproduit  grica  i  la 
atnttotixt  da: 

Bibllotheque  nationale  du  Canada 


Tha  imaga*  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  bait  quality 
postibia  conaidaring  tha  condition  and  lagibility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  kaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  apacifieationa. 


Laa  imagaa  suivanta*  ont  M  raproduitat  avac  la 
plua  grand  tain,  eompta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattata  da  Taiiampiaira  filma,  at  »n 
eonformit*  avac  laa  condition*  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 


Original  coplaa  in  printad  papar  covara  ara  filmad 
baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad  or  illuatratad  impraa- 
(ion,  or  tha  tiaek  covar  whan  approprlata.  All 
othar  original  coplaa  ara  filmad  baginning  on  tha 
firil  paga  with  a  printad  or  Illuatratad  Impraa- 
sion,  and  anding  on  tha  laat  paga  with  a  printad 
or  illuatratad  impraaaion. 


Laa  axamplaira*  originaux  dont  la  couvartura  an 
papiar  aat  imprimta  aont  filmii  an  commancani 
par  la  pramiar  plat  at  »n  tarminant  toit  par  la 
darniara  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'Impraaalon  ou  d'llluatration.  soit  par  la  tacond 
plat,  aalon  la  ca*.  Toua  laa  autrai  axamplairai 
originaux  sont  filmaa  an  commancant  par  la 
pramiAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'Impraaalon  ou  d'llluatration  at  an  tarminant  par 
la  darnlAra  paga  qui  compona  una  talia 
amprainta. 


Tha  laat  racordad  frama  on  aach  mieroficha 
ahall  contain  tha  aymbol  ^^  Imaaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tha  aymbol  V  Imaaning  "END"), 
whichavar  appliaa. 


Un  daa  aymbolaa  auivantt  apparaitra  aur  la 
darniara  imaga  da  ehaqua  mieroficha.  salon  la 
caa:  la  symbola  —^  signifia  "A  SUIVRE".  la 
aymbolo  V  aignifia  "FIN". 


Mapa.  plataa,  charta.  ate.  may  ba  filmad  at 
diffarant  raduction  ratios.  Thoaa  too  larga  to  ba 
antiraiy  includad  in  ona  axposura  ara  filmad 
baginning  in  tha  uppar  laft  hand  cornar.  laft  to 
right  and  top  to  bonom.  as  many  framaa  as 
raquirad  Tha  following  diagrama  illuatrata  tha 
mathod: 


Laa  cartaa,  planchas,  tablaaux.  ate.  pauvant  atra 
filmaa  a  daa  taux  da  raduction  diffarants. 
Lorsqua  la  documant  aat  trop  grand  pour  atra 
raproduit  an  un  saul  clicha.  il  ast  filma  t  partir 
da  I'angla  supiriaur  gaucha.  da  gaucha  i  droita. 
at  da  haul  an  baa,  an  pranant  la  nombra 
d'imagaa  nicasaaira.  Laa  diagrammas  suivants 
illustrant  la  mtihoda. 


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THIS  Land  of  ihc  Midnight  Sun  and  Xorthern  Lights — 
this  land  of  snow-rapix-d  mountain-,  tuwi-'ring  into  the 
clouds — glaciers  glinting  in  the  sunlight,  blui-,  grt-en 
and  white — Jlowcrs,  crimson  amid  deep  green  fort'sts — 
lakes  high  in  mountain  pockets,  shimmering,  darning 
under  soft  summer  breezes — mighty  rivers  and  tumbling  cascades 
^the  roar  of  rapids — the  song  of  birds — the  lure  of  gold :  Here  is 
a  land  set  apart — a  land  affording  new  thrills,  new  experiences 
— a  greater,  more  magnificent,  more  tremendous  Mecca  for 
the  traveller  than  has  ever  before  been  sung  in  poetry 
or  prose. 

Modern  Travel  Comfort 
Skaguay  is  the  gateway.  And  the  route  which  leads  into 
the  interior — over  the  world-famed  White  Pass  where  thousiinds 
dragged  their  bleeding  feet  in  the  mad  '97  rush  for  g(»Id— is  the 
\\hile  Pass  &  Yukon  Route,  the  railway  which  was  built  some 
thirteen  years  ago  against  terrific  odds — one  of  the  really  great 
engineering  feats  of  the  pas^t  century. 


Comfortably  seated  in  a  modern  parlor  car,  you  may  travel 
through  this  magic  region  to  Caribou,  from  whence  nioilern 
steamers  ply  the  inland  waters  to  Atlin,  the  beautiful;  or  you 
may  continue  on  to  White  Horse,  at  the  beginning  of  the  mighty 
^'uicon — here  t<j  take  the  steamer  for  gold-built  Dawsoti.  On 
beyond,  for  those  who  hive  sufficient  time — one  thousand  milr> 
down  the  broad,  surging  \'ukon,  and  up  the  Tanana,  after 
crossing  and  recrossing  the  Arctic  Circle — is  Fairbanks. 

From  Seattle  or  \'ancouver  to  Skaguay  is  a  marvellously 
beautiful  and  interesting  irip— a  winding  inaer  iKissage,  inland- 
sheltered,  threading  its  way  through  narrow  channels,  between 
green-clad  islands,  past  great  glaciers,  sto[)pi'ig  at  .Mcrt  May, 
Prince  RupiTt,  Sitka,  Ketchikan,  Wrangell,  Douglas  and  June.iu. 
On  the  voyage  may  Ik?  seen  natives  with  their  basket -<,  bows  and 
arrows;  totem  pole;.,  vast  s;ilmon  canneries  and  gold  and  copjHr 
mines.  But  to  go  to  Skiguay  and  not  see  the  interior  — !?■  like 
going  to  the  threshhold  of  Fairyland  and  foregoing  all  the 
interest  and  enchantment  to  Ik-  enjoyed  within  the  magic  region. 


Yukon  Route 


ALASKA  AND  THE  YUKON 

THE  LAND  OF  THE  MmNIGHT  SUN  AND  NQBXHERN  UGBTS 

"ZlSrozan  Open  to  the  ZDonid 


What  was,  hut  a  few  yfars  since,  an  impenetrable  region 
of  mystery — jjersimally  known  only  to  a  hamlfiil  of  intrepid 
explorers — has  heen  converted,  suddenly  traiisformed,  into  a 
land  of  easy  at  i  ess. 

At  a  sinifle  sirtjke — the  building  of  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon 
Railway — the  vast  interior  o|K'ned  its  arms  to  reieivc  the  tourist. 
Mountains,  glucivs,  lakes,  torrents,  cascades,  flowers,  forests, 
I  he  splendid  ^'ukol^  the  magic  Klondike — there  they  are  for 
you — easily  reached,  at  moderate  expense,  and  with  but  little 
cost  of  time. 

A  Wonderful  Transformation 

The  clay  of  the  dog  sledge  has  passed.  No  longer  need  the 
explorer  and  the  seeker  for  gold  toil  over  dangerous  passes — nor 
need  they  shoot  the  foaming  rapids  in  their  frail  boaes. 

To-day  comfort  awaits  the  traveller.  He  may  sit  at  his 
ease  in  a  modern  parlor  car,  in  all  tranquillity.  Safe  from  all 
harm  he  may  view  the  trails  which  s|iellcd  so  much  agony,  so 
much  pain  and  suffering  to  those  who,  in  their  greed  \qx  gold, 
rushed  to  the  Klondike  in  '97.  He  may  ride  in  luxury  over 
those  very  trails — every  foot  of  the  way  replete  with  the  history 
of  reckless  daring,  the  memory  of  dwds  which  will  stir  the 
blood  of  men  for  centuries  to  come! 


Mr.  v..  Burton  Holmes,  the  famous  traveler  and  lecturer, 
said  in  one  of  his  lectures,  after  he  had  visited  Alaska  and 
the  Klondike: 

"Alaska  and  the  Klondike  as  they  arc  to  day  are  amongst 
the  most  amazing  facts  of  our  new  century;  yesterday  a  wilderness 
with  heroes  fighting  epic  battles  with  the  elements;  to  day  a 
land  with  towns  and  cities;  with  happy  homes  and  thriving 
business  enterprises.  •  •  •  Where  the  pioneers  dragged 
thdr  bleeding  feet  up  the  icy  stairways  of  the  White  Pass  or  the 
Chilcoot,  we  rolled  in  all  the  luxury  of  railway  cars,  and  within 
sight  of  the  death-dealing  rapids  through  which  their  boats 
were  steered  with  the  fear  of  death  for  pilot,  wl-  glided  smoothly 
over  rails  of  steel,  coming  from  Skaguay  on  the  coast  to 
White  Horse  City,  on  the  ITpper  Yukijn,  as  comfortably  and 
expeditiously  as  we  could  travel  from  New  York  to  Boston. 

"We  have  come  by  rail  in  seven  hours,  112  miles  from  the 
tidewatir  terminal  of  the  White  Pass  &  N'ukon  Route,  to  this 
new  station  at  White  Horse  City,  the  head  of  steamer  navigation 
on  the  Yukon.  •  *  *  From  White  Horse  to  Dawson  we 
have  for  highway  the  great,  rapid  flowing  river,  and  for  con- 
veyance the  comfortable  Yukon  steamers  that  ply  all  summer 
up  and  down  the  stream." 


Bird't-Eye  VI«w  of  Wrangell,  Alaska 


Taku  Qlacler— 300  Feet  High,  One  Mile  Wide 
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From  the  ilcck  of  a  itlranuT  uhirh  |iri>vi«ti*»  t-vi-ry  t-oinlort 
of  civtli7.jitHMi  till-  tniirif>t  niiiy  uitiirn!*  tin- ni.iji->ty  i>f  liic  N'likon. 
Ht'  niay  vi«it  the  wi-nr  of  <  ii-ornf  Ciirmack's  lirilli.itil  ilistovi-rv  of 

Kolil  on  Konai.za  I'riik  in  Aukuhi  of  IWHl.  lie  may  «■<■  »iili 
is o»n  vyt»  ihi'  foiir-mili'  utrftcli  on  lililorailo,  uliii  li  ha«  yitliliil 
over  »:|0.(K)(),II(X)  in  loarsc  (jcilil.  lie  may  licar  with  hi«  on  n 
ears  the  talis  of  tlic  olil  nilil  ilays  from  the  lipa  of  nitn  who 
livL'd  in  the  heart  of  it  all 

Skaftuay  and  Oawton 

Skncuay  and  Dawson!  Tiiist'  are  names  to  conjure  with! 
Cities  whieh  (tri-w  from  almost  nothitiK  in  a  tiiRht  to  tent  cities — 
from  tents  to  I<)k  cabins — to  frame  houses  and  buildings!  Law- 
lessness and  crime  ran  wilil.  Its  like  had  never  laeci  known 
Ijefore  and  never  will  U-  known  asain.  At  SkaKUay  "So.ipy" 
Smith  and  his  RnnK  held  forth,  robhinK  the  ifoldladen  miners 
as  they  came  from  the  "iliiiKinils"  lieaded  for  the  States. 
"Soapy"  was  thi  uncrowned  kiuK  of  SkaRuay.  lie  ruled  with 
an  iron  hand  until  the  better  element  in  the  town  tom:  in  revolt, 
killed  him  ani  drove  out  his  KanR. 

At  Dawson  they  Rambled  indoors  and  out.  \'ast  fortunes 
weie  sifted  from  the  cree'is — only  to  Ik'  lost  in  a  iiiuht  at  the 
roulette  wheel.  The  sound  of  gay  music  ilrifted  on  the  air 
from  the  saloons  and  dance  halls.  Men — women — all  were 
mad  for  gold ! 

To-day  women  and  children  travel  alone  from  Skauuay  to 
D  wson  as  safely  as  they  would  from  Hoston  to  .New  ^'ork! 
A  marvellous  change!  Order,  thrift,  tidiness  have  usurgHtl  the 
place  of  lawlessness.  Broad,  clean,  well-kent  streets— great 
warehouses— business  establishments  and  tlow-r-covered  cottages 
greet  the  eye, 

A  Wealth  of  Flowers 

In  Dawson  these  cottages,  nestling  in  the  slopes  which  lead 
to  the  great  "  Dome,"  arc  imsitively  buried  in  (lowers.     They 


are  log  cabins  with  long  sloping  ...ols  which  cover  the  |»irc  he^ 
The  owners  Ii.t\e  cccvc-rid  the  n...ls  with  earth,  aiicl  in  su er 


they   bl.iie  forth   with   more  then  a  clofln   varieties  of  gr.isse. 

and  [lowers,     l-.vcry   wiiiclcjw   lies  its  II. lining  l»)\  of  li!,>>in- 

every  uirden   ils  g.iy   IhcIs,      .\iicI  in 
the 


;  II. ire  fei 


ling 

■  c-.lses  iMixes  .ire  set 
.  iMisK  -not  infrei|iic'iillv  running  the  entire 

length  cN  the  fences  ihenisc  Ives— the  vine.  .|ri»i|iing  and  trilling 
amid  the  llowvrs  IkIow.  Sl.inding  at  the  river  and  Icsikiiig 
low.ird  the  "Dimic."  the  whole  town  is  a  mass  of  bright 
color,  sloping  up  to  the  green  which  in  turn  sh)|K  s  up  to  the  blue. 
AndSkagu.iy!  The  air  is  swvit  to  eichant  incut  with  rtowirs. 
Kill  tly,  from  al,ir,  ccimis  the  ccintinuous  music  of  waterf.ills. 
I'rctty  cottages  iciver  the  fcsilnills.  from  which  rise  alirii|illy 
the  gre.it  mountains,  their  snowy  iKMks  seeming  to  h.ing  direc 
over  the  town. 

Kver\-where  are  flowers.  Kvery  window  is  scarlet  with 
Its  blossoms.  The  gardens  are  iK'yoiid  descrijition.  And 
leading  CO  the  heights  are  llowerstrewn  iciths.  .M.iny  iieopU. 
consider  Skaguay  the  most  inlerestiiig  place  on  the  I'.ic  ihc 
Coiist.  There  are  countless  excursions  to  lie  take ti— and  at 
verv  small  exjiense.  There  are  canoe  tri|is.  trips  on  hors<b,ii  k 
and  m  foot  into  the  wihis— to  .Mendenhall,  D.ividson,  Denver 
and  Kertha  (ilaciers- to  Haines,  Fort  S'w.ird,  Pyramiij  HarlKir, 
Seduction  Point,  the  top  of  .Mount  Dewey,  Dewey  l.ake.  Face 
Mountain,  Dyea— to  the  hunting  and  ishing  grounels,  where 
are  found  mountain  sheep,  be.irs,  go.its,  ptarmigan,  grouse 
and  all  m-nner  of  hsh. 

THE  TRIP  IN  OUTl-INE 

Something  has  already  lieen  told  of  the  iK-autv  of  the  "Inner 
Passage"  trip  to  Skaguay.  From  Piiget  Siuiid,  fiord  after 
fiord  comes  to  view  in  the  ceaselesslv  changing  panorama,  ever 
increasing  in  splendor  lltil  the  grand  climax  is  reached  in 
l.ynn  L'anal,  nt  the  head  of  which  h-s  Skagu.iy.  Glaciers  arc 
scenativei.      urn  of  the  steamer.     >iio»  <4omes  and  [Kaks  are 


8c«ne  along  8hor«s  of  Alaska 
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Thrt*  Totf  mt,  Sitlia 


Junaau,  the  Capital  of  Alaska 
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White 


Yukon   Route 


rHitrtri]  ill  \hv  lirilli.ititly  Miit-  w.inr.  I'nurttU-M  rasradci 
l»Kini,  ttiKirklinjt  ovrr  n^ky  U-ih,  or  tlmp  sHmt  from  lufiy  rlHTs, 
tK-wiUhriiitt  one  with  ihtir  j^Iow,  rythniir,  ntvcr-ciMhiiiB  fall. 
A(  ftiiiiM-t  (he  (w-a  iiitsunuK  drcp  luirpk'  hiii-'t. 

And  hfre  lifs  Skanuay— of  which  out-  could  talk  fon-vcr. 
The  few  wordu  of  <lcHTiptton  aliove—ti'llinn  a  litile  of  the  old 
Skajjuay— the  SkaKiiay  of  "So.ipy"  Smilh— ami  the  new 
SkHRuay— ihe    SkaKUay    of    llowirs    and    lottaKt**— niunt    here 

B'-ftuC. 

Over  the  White  Paaa  &  Yukon  Route 

(  limliinK  Htorii-d  White  l^l^s,  i-xcn  in  a  niodiTn  r.iituay 
co;:^h  or  parlor  rar,  is  a  thrilling  i\|HrifiHe.  Nut  Urai'- ■  /. 
(he  danKtr— you  are  hh  sjifc  a;^  though  at  home  in  your  own 
<lraiiin(t-room-;-l)ut  U'causeofthf  constantly  incrcasinRKrandcur 
of  the  moiiiUainH  and  canyons.  (  .iKcadts,  snow  |M'akN,  Kl*t<'>ers 
and  overhantslng  clifTs  makr  the  way  itnc  of  austere  Iwauty. 

In  plaeett  the  train  rtinns  to  a  Uaninn  wall  of  rcK'k.  A  gnlf 
of  purple  ether  sinks  sheer  on  the  other  nidi-.  Far  Ik-Iow,  the 
Ska^uay  Kiver  roiirs*  thnmgh  itt  narrow  channel.  Here  the 
train  overhanR  its  foam-"  Site  walerH.  Anain,  solid  nxk 
cliffs  jut  out  hi  idly  above. 

Ju.t  I)  fon  'indinji  Roiky  Point — at  the  seventh  mile — 
looking  bark,  we  n*  i  a  magnificent  view  of  Skuguay  and  Lynn 
Canal — spread  out  in  wondrous  njinorania.  The  Hanging 
Rocks  at  Clifton,  picturescgue  Pitchfork  Falls,  the  fametl  Sjw- 
Tooth  Mountains— all  pass  in  suciession.  At  one  iHiint,  lool-  ing 
down  a  thousand  feet,  we  In-hold  the  ruins  of  White  I*ass  ("it  /— 
the  largi'st  tent  city  in  the  world  at  one  time  during  the  r  ..di 
for  the  Klondike.  At  Inspiration  Point  the  last  glimpse  of  salt 
water  apjH'ars — far  to  the  rear,  far  Ik-Iow.  From  ihe  great 
ateel  cantilever  bridge — 2 1 5  feet  above  the  Imttom  of  a  canyon— 
a  vast  view  of  tremendous  mountain  si-enery  opens  to  either  side. 

This  journey  over  V\hite  Pass  is  worth  a  whole  lifetime  of 
ordinary  travel! 

In  two  and  i>...  i.alf  hours  we  climb  leisurely,  with  frequent 
atops,  from  the  level  of  the  sea  to  the  summit  of  the  Pass;  and 


Sitka 


although  skirting  )>eakH  of  from  r>,INM)  to  N.INM)  feet  in  hi'ight, 
we  pass  through  but  one  short  tunnel  of  2')()  feet. 

Twenty  miles  from  Skagua^  is  a  little  red  station  named 
White  Pass — the  summit — tne  international  houndar> — on  one 
si<le  of  whic'  waves  the  Stars  and  Stri|>eH,  on  the  other  the  I'nion 
lack  of  England.  One  step  takes  you  from  the  protection  of 
Uncle  Sam  to  that  of  (leorge  V.      Standing  here  yon  are  at  the 

f treat  divide,  and  see  on  one  hand  waters  flowing  south  but  a 
ew  miles  to  the  Pacific  and  on  the  other  lies  Summit  Lake — a 
tiny  sapphire  sjwt  among  the  great  bare  hilts.  And  from  this 
bit  of  liquid  brilliance,  scarcely  larger  than  an  artificial  [>ond  in 
a  park,  the  mighty  N'ukon  tikes  its  rise — flowing  from  this  |wint, 
only  twenty  miles  from  the  sea,  over  2,;MX)  miles  north  and 
west,  past  ramparts  and  mountains,  through  canyons  and 
plains,  crossing  and  rccrossing  the  Arctic  Circle,  to  Bering  Sea. 


Eldred  Rrck  Light,  Lynn  Canal,  Alaska 


Looking  up  th«  Skaguay  Valley 


White   Pass   &   Yukon 


Skaiuay 


To  Caribou 

I.favinK  the  hummit,  the  w.iy  iHTnnu-s  one  of  I(i\eliiie»A 
rathtT  thiin  grandeur — followitiK  alotiK  the  Khores  nf  the  rivir 
and  the  lakes.  The  salt  tang  of  the  M-a  '\s  left  tK-hind,  and  our 
nostrils  are  tilled  with  the  M>ft  sweet ne!<s '  the  lake  and  mountain 
air — fragrant   with   pine,   balsam,  tutti       (mkI  and   IhiuirH. 

Lunching  at  the  head  of  Lake  B  .,^it  we  find  oursclvtr* 
on  the  »iite  uf  anoih<T  great  '97  city  of  tents.  Thousands  i>f 
men  and  women  eamjK-cl  here,  waiting  fi>r  the  rompletion  of 
iKiats  and  rafts  to  ronvt-y  themsi-lves  and  their  outfits  down  the 
lakes  and  the  .iver  to  the  I. and  of  (iold. 

Lake  Bennett  is  a  loi'g,  narrow  sheet  of  blue,  bord  '  by 
mountains  of  a  wondrous  old  ro<<e  cnlnr.  For  twciii,  vrn 
miles  the  route  follows  the  eustcrn  shore.     Eleven  mik'L    Jjwn 


(III  Ilk'-  fniMi  lirniK  tt  «<■  |'.i->  I'.  iinini;t"ii.«Mi  ilic  iHMiiul.irv  line 
Iniwitn  Ittiii-h  i  olunil'i.i  .md  ilic  ^  ukmi  iirninrv. 

The  tirr.nr  fmni  the  (r.iiti  to  ihr  w.itir  i-.  .1  ^olid  l.l,i/c  of 
wild  tl'.tt.T'.  -hnu.id.  I.ir'  -|Mir.  d.inililiuii-,,  tiii.rik  >  h.HHl, 
[iurple  .iM.r-.    ni.iri;iHrili -.  I    roM^.   du.irt   i^.tldt  iir.Nl.       I  h. 

vvh..|r  niiinii  i.  I.I.-^.I  «itn  .1  ..i|H-r,<).und.iM<  c  of  tlowrrs.     CIom.I 

rrik;ni<'tii->  drift   <.ili'tirlv  uwr  ihr  nr.inr  ru^'Tnl.ind  n i.iins. 

Hhilf  ill  (111-  di-t.iti.i  .  ill  rvtry  dinttion,  ri.i.hiiiy  hi  .ivruw.ir.l-, 
iire  I'lnily  |k  .ik-  it(  -ii.pw. 

A^  (lir  tr.iiii  .i|ipf.).i,  he  .  CirilMin,  the  tr.iveirr  e\|sri<(i.i -. 
the  uiii<|iir  H'iiN.i(inii  n|  .  ro^^iiii-  tin-  niiiM  nnrihifly  hwihu  l.ri.luc 
Mil  till'  AiiuTii  .III  l'c)iitiiK-(ir  iiM"-  tli<>  oHiIrt  uf'r.ikr  Hniiurt 
into  .V.ins  I.ikc,  Nr.ir  the  bridyr  i-*  Cirilwiu  St.itinti,  w 'urc 
thi-  «tr.nt.tT  fi.r  Alltii  wiit-.      (  If  Ailiii  wr  w   "  -iM.ik  l.iiir. 

Miles  Cunyon  and  Whlti;  Ilurse  Rupld.i 

I-.Mviiig  (  .irilxMi  (III-  tiiiri  niiw  aluiiu  (In-  W.n^nti  Hiver, 
and  -MHin  Ifwis  L.il.f  is  n.i.  h.tl  -a  |.ik,  whirh  (In-  r-.ilw.iy 
engineers  almost  rotnplfltly  dr.tined  ii.  .111  atlenip(  to  slightly 
lower  its  IcmI  Ihi-y  ijiii;  .1  rli.iiiiM-l  (hmngh  the  s.iiidy  hills; 
and  when  the  wan  r  st,irtr(l  it  rairie  with  -urh  a  rn-h  (h.it  it 
rut  a  vast  c.iiiyon.  lowering  the  lake  M.vrnty  feet  insd-.td  of  the 
intended   fourteen. 

Numerous  o(ht'r  litih-  t.ikt"*.  shu(  in  bv  hills  and  mountains. 
are  fiassi'd  -and  then— Mile^  Canyon  and  Whid-  llors«-  Kapids! 
The  romance  of  'It"! 

As  wf  stand  on  (he  brink  of  this  world  f.irncd  gorge,  pit  iiirfs 
of  the  old  days  rise  In'fore  our  e\<s,  Itold  adventurers  on  rafts 
and  in  ill-built  lK)als  are  whirled  into  the  swift,  d,ing»Tuus 
waters,  in  (heir  mad  rti-h  (o  the  Klondike.  Manv  an  siiHii. 
many  a  life  was  hist  at  this  hisifiric  sjKit.  Many  a  fo.ic|l_ 
cherishe<l  hojie  sitnk  in  (hese  seething  waters. 

In  While  Horse —aliout  an  hour's  walk  distant—the  fiint, 
continuous  roar  of  the  rapids  reaches  (he  ear  ouiie  plainly  on 
still  days.  While  Morse  is  a  busy  little  city  hM-atid  on  the  west 
bank  of  Fifty-Mile  River  (which  is  also  known  as  the  Lewes 


A  Home  In  Skaguay 

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Black  Lake— Scene  on  Railway  near  Skaguay 


Yukon  Route 


Old  White  PaM  Trait 

River  and  sometimes  termed  the  I'pper  Yukon).  Near  by 
there  are  very  interesting  copper  mines.  As  at  Skaguay,  there 
are  excellent  hotel  accnmmo<lations.  It  is  the  terminus  of  the 
Railway  Division  of  tl  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route — the 
point  of  departure  for  the  magnificent  trip  down  the  Yukon 
to  Dawson. 

Steaming  Down  Lake  Labarfte 
It  is  of  Lake  Labarge  that  Robert  \V.  Service — the  poet 
of  the  Yukon,  a  man  who  lived  at  White  Horse  and  knows  the 
Noi  ihland — has  written  his  amusing,  yet  gruesome  ballad, 
"The  Cremation  of  Sam  McGee."  In  the  old  wild  days  Lake 
Labai^e  played  a  prominent  part,  for  it  was  through  this  lake 
the  gold  seekers  made  their  way  on  to  the  Klondike. 


\\V 


/ 


Service  knows  the  Yukon  Country,  and  we  can  catch  much 
of  its  spirit  from  his  songs: 

"There's  gold,  and  it's  haunting  and  haunting; 

It's  luring  me  on  as  of  old; 
Yet  it  isn't  the  gold  that  I'm  wanting 

So  much  as  just  finding  the  gold. 
It's  the  great,  big,  broad  land   way  up  yonder, 

It's  the  forests  where  silence  has  lease; 
It's  the  beauty  that  thrills  me  with  wonder, 
It's  the  "Stillness  that  fills  me  with  peace. 

"I've  stood  in  some  mighty-mouthed  hollow 

Thai's  plumb-full  of  hush  to  the  brim; 
I've  watched  the  big,  husky  sun  wallow 

In  crimson  and  gold,  and  grow  dim, 
Till  the  moon  set  the  pearly  peaks  gleaming, 

And  the  stars  tumbled  out,  neck  and  crop: 
And  I've  thought  that  I  surely  was  dreaming, 

With  the  peace  o'  the  world  piled  on  top. 

"The  summer — no  sweeter  was  ever; 

The  sunshiny  woods  all  athrill; 
The  grayling  aleap  in  the  river, 

The  bighorn  asleep  on  the  hill. 
The  strong  life  that  never  knows  harness,    . .    ^ 

The  wilds  where  the  caribou  call;  C  J* 

The  freshness,  the  freedom,  the  farness —        j 
O  God!  how  I'm  stuck  on  it  all." 

— The  Spell  of  the  Yukon. 

Giant  towers  and  bastion-Hke  projections  of  red  rock  stand 
sentinel  along  the  western  shore  of  Lake  Labai^e— while  on  the 
east,  great,  gray,  rounded  hills  of  limestone,  veined  and  shaded 
with  the  green  of  spruce,  alternate  with  deep  wooded  valleys 
and  the  picturesque  mouths  of  rivers.  Flowers,  strawberries, 
raspberries  and  blueberries  are  found  in  abundance  wherever 
the  steamer  stops  to  "wood  up." 


y 


^^ 


Rocky  Point 


8aw-Tooth  Mountains 


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12 


Steal  Oantllever  Bridge  near 
the  Summit  of  White  Pa** 


White  Pass   &  Yukon  Route 


ShootlnA  Five-Finger  Rapids 

On  through  the  splendid  scenery  of  Thiriy-Mi!e  River  and 
the  Lewes,  we  come  to  one  of  the  most  thrilling  exjjeriences  of 
the  entire  trip — the  shooting  of  Five-Kinger  Rapids.  Here  the 
river  narrows  to  150  yards.  Five  great  hulks  of  stone  rise  to 
a  height  of  forty  or  fifty  feet.  The  waters  rush  foaming  Ix-twccn. 
Our  steamer,  guided  by  its  skilful  pilot,  glides  swiftly  through, 
almost  touching  the  stone  walls  in  its  passage. 

Rink  Raplfts,  six  miles  below,  gives  a  second  experience  of 
this  exciting  form  of  navigation. 

The  Mighty  Yukon 

At  Fort  Selkirk  begins  the  Yukon  River  proper — which  is 
formed  by  the  union  of  the  Lewes  and  the  Pelly. 

It  has  been  Kiid  that  "  Xo  one  can  ever  tread  the  deck  of  a 
Yukon  steamer  and  be  quite  so  small  and  narrow  again  as  he 
was  before.  ^  The  loneliness,  the  mystery,  the  majesty  of  it 
all  reveals  his  own  soul  to  his  shrinking  eyes,  and  he  grows  in 
a  day,  in  an  hour,  in  the  flash  of  a  thought — out  of  his  old  self!" 

The  surging  waters  have  cut  through  the  lower  spurs  of  a 
great  mountain  rangL>,  For  a  hundred  and  fifty  miles  the 
steamer  plies  this  route  of  ever-changing  scenic  grandeur. 
Winding  around  and  between  countless  islands,  at  times  running 
close  under  the  lee  of  huge  granite  cliffs — now  passing  the  swift 
foaming  White  River,  where  it  mingles  with  the  Yukon— then 
Stewart  River  and  Indian  River — there  is  not  a  single  mile  of 
the  way  but  holds  vivid  interest. 

Pitching  quoits — music — dancing — cards — ^and  all  the  other 
amusements  popular  aboard  ship  pass  the  time  quickly  in  good 
fellowship. 

The  Midnight  Sun 

And  the  light  of  the  Midnight  Sun!  At  White  Horse  you 
sat  in  your  window  at  two  o'clock  in  the  morning — listening 


Bird'i-Eye  View  of  Dawson,  Y.  T. 

through  the  bluish  white  light  to  the  faint  roar  of  the  distant 
rai>ids.  The  fragrance  of  flowers  drifted  in  and  out  with  the 
cool  night  breeze. 

Now — out  on  the  vast  sweep  of  the  Yukon — at  midnight — 
with  the  sun  hanging  just  below  the  horizon — no  sound  but 
the  throbbing  engines,  the  swish  of  the  waters  as  the  steamer 
slips  through.  That  is  an  experience!  Shortly  the  sun 
peeps  above  the  mountains  astern — just  a  dip  it  has  taken 
from  sight,  leaving  a  glimmering  rosy  light  over  the  river,  the 
mountains  and  hills. 

Passing  the  mouth  of  the  Klondike  River,  the  steamer  makes 
a  landing  at  the  dock  a  short  distance  beyond.  The  l)awson 
jjurney  is  at  an  end.     Up  from  the  docks  and  warehouses  the 


Yukon  River  at  Selwyn  Creak 
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The  Midnicht  Sun  at  Dawton 
14 


White  Pass   &  Yukon  Route 


city  stretches  to  the  flower-strewn  hills.  Of  this  wonderful 
city  we  have  already  spoken.  From  a  turbulent  tent  community 
it  has  developed  in  but  a  few  years  to  a  well-ordered,  modern 
city  with  telegraph,  telephone,  electric  lights,  water  works, 
daily  newspaper,  excellent  hotels.  Near  at  hand,  within  easy 
side-trip  distance,  are  the  famous  gold-bearinu  creeks — Bonanza, 
Eldorado,  All  Gold,  Gold  Bottom  and  the  others. 

TO  FAIRBANKS. 
Crossing  and  Re-cro8sing  the  Arctic  Circle. 

The  tourist  who  can  afford  the  time  will  find  the  trip  beyond 
Dawson,  down  the  Yukon  River,  700  miles,  and  up  the  Tanana 
River,  nearly  3(X)  miles,  to  Fairbanks,  extremely  interesting. 
En  route  to  and  from  Fairbanks  the  Arctic  Circle  is  crossed 
and  re-crossed,  and  here  the  midnight  sun  can  be  seen  in  all 
its  northland  glory. 

Stops  en  route  are  made  at  various  pomts,  among  which 
is  Fort  Yukon,  six  miles  north  of  the  Arctic  Circle.  Here,  in 
1S48.  an  old  trading-post  was  located.  Some  of  the  log  buildings 
erected  at  the  time  are  still  standing.  Various  Indian  villages 
are  passed  on  the  way  down  to  the  Tanana  River.  Thence 
the  ascent  of  this  river  is  made  to  Chena,  263  miles  from  the 
mouth  of  the  river.  During  the  favorable  stages  of  water 
the  steamers  run  between  Chena  and  Fairbanks.  Oiherwisc 
connections  are  made  at  Chena  with  the  Tanana  Valley  Railroad 
for  F'airbanks  and  the  various  mining  centers  in  the  district. 
Eighty  miles  up  the  Tanana  River  is  Hot  Springs,  a  small 
settlement,  which  takes  its  name  from  the  Hot  Springs  located 
here,  and  which  are  said  to  possess  curative  properties.  Here 
agriculture  is  carried  on. 

Fairbanks  is  the  largest  citv  and  one  of  the  most  picturesque 
places  in  the  interior  of  Alaska  and  is  the  chief  supply  point 
for  this  rich  and  extensive  placer  and  gold  quartz  mining  district. 
Fairbanks,  like  Dawson,  is  connected  with  the  outside  world 
by  telegraph.  It  has  daily  newspapers,  good  hotels,  a  water 
system,  electric  lights,  etc. 


Fourth  of  July  Celebration,  Fairbai. 


THROUGH  THE  LAKES  FROM  CARIBOU  TO  ATLIN 

From  Skaguay  to  Caribou,  and  from  thence  through  a  chain 
of  sapphire  lakes,  mountain  and  forest-girt,  eighty  miles  to 
Atlin — there  is  a  rare  jewel  of  a  trip!  The  cost  is  moderate 
and  it  takes  but  little  time — but  there  is  more  of  sheer  beauty 
packed  into  that  short  distance  than  can  be  found  in  any  other 
place  in  the  world. 

Winding  through  Nares  or  Tagish  Lake  the  steamer  traverses 
Windy  Arm  to  enter  Taku  Arm,  a  beautiful  sheet  of  water, 
almost  completely  shut  in  by  the  most  inspiring  mountain 
scenery.  A  splendid  view  is  afforded  of  Jubilee  Mountain, 
which  reaches  its  snow-crowned  head  thousands  of  feet  into  the 
clouds.  Islands  and  promontories,  bays  and  inlets  are  passed 
in  rapid  succession. 


Eagle't  Nett,  Yukon  River 
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T*clih  L«ke-Or  the  w«y  to  Atlln 
16 


White   Pass   &  Yukon   Route 


Mt.  Well*,  Copper  Island  Narrows,  Lake  Atlln 


After  steaming  through  beautiful  Golden  Gate  and  up 
Taku  Inlet,  the  boat  makes  a  landing  at  Tuku,  where  a  short 
portage  by  rail  along  the  bank  of  roaring  Atlintoo  River  brings 
the  tourist  to  Atlin  Lake — "Atlin  the  Beautiful!"  of  which  an 
English  traveler  writes: 

"Atlin  scenery  is  something  peculiar  to  itself.  I  have  seen 
nothing  like  it  in  all  my  travels  and  all  those  who  have  seen  it 
agree  as  to  this.  There  is  something  so  grand  and  restful  about 
it  all;  so  soft  and  so  peaceful,  and  yet  so  magnificent.  Atlin  is 
peaceful  and  in  its  glory,  and,  to  complete  it  all,  the  Autumn 
tints  were  at  their  best,  and  only  seeing  these  tints  is  to  believe 
in  the  sight  of  nature  run  riot  in  c<»lor. 

And  no  two  mountains  were  alike  in  their  blaze  of  color.  In 
some  the  deep  crimson  red — in  others  a  beautiful  deep  green. 


relieved  by  the  crimson  hues,  were  the  dominant  tone,  ami  still 
in  others  the  glowing  yellow  of  the  jmplar  would  most  attract 
your  eye.  In  addition  to  all  this  iK-auly  of  ctilor  the  marvelous 
effects  of  the  atmosphere  were  strikingly  lovely — soft,  yet  as  clear 
as  crystal.  Indeed,  there  were  some  of  the  effects  of  a  crystal 
prism  in  this  feast  to  the  eyes — all  the  colors  of  (he  rainlM)w  were 
there.  The  mountains  nearest  us  showed  their  vivid  red  and 
crimson  hues  wit  hr)ut  stint,  overpowering  all,  but,  as  they  receded, 
the  yellow  of  the  poplars  sttnid  out  vividly  on  the  green  of  the 
firs,  and  the  crimson  hues  l)ecame  softer  in  tone,  and  still  further 
on  the  atmosphere  gave  a  purple  hue  to  all  this  coloring,  and 
again  still  further  on,  for  you  can  S4'e  fifty  miles  of  mountains  on 
Atlin  Lake,  the  mountains  gradually  lost  their  purple  tint  until 
in  the  distance  they  became  the  deejK-st  of  deep  blue  in  color. 
*  *  * 
Words  fail  to  descrilx.'  the  IxMUty  of  the  si-cnery.  I  have 
twice  iK-en  to  Atlin  before  the  Autunm  tints  came,  and  I  then 
thought  it  as  beautiful  a  s|«)t  as  there  is  in  the  world  and  unique 
in  its  own  natural  charms,  but  now  that  I  have  seen  Atlin  in  its 
real  glory  of  color  I  would  advise  all  who  would  like  to  set- 
perfect  scenery,  with  perfect  coloring,  to  lie  in  Atlin  towards  the 
end  of  August,  when  Autumn  turns  the  leaves.  On  Atlin  Lake 
there  are  some  large  islands  with  high  mountains  and  peaks,  all 
of  which  are  crowned  with  snow,  and  for  a  whole  day  the  "Scotia" 
was  at  times  slipping  through  narrow  fwssages  scarcely  nwmy 
enough  for  it  to  pass  through,  and  at  times  gliding  along  broad 
channels  with  great  mountains  on  each  side  of  us,  at  their  best 
with  these  beautiful  tints,  then  through  inlets  and  channels  with 
precipitous  rocks,  and  with  glaciers  and  snow  thousands  of  feet 
almost  perpendicularly  alMjve  us.  And  the  reflections!  From 
photos  which  were  taken  when  the  wind  was  calm,  one  cannot 
tell  which  way  to  turn  the  pictures  and  which  is  the  real  moun- 
tain and  which  is  the  reflection,  and  the  vividness  of  color  so 
reflected  doubles  the  glory  of  the  scene." 


Steainer  "Scotia,"  Moutti  of  Hoboe  Creek,  Lake  Atlin 
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Cathedral  Mountain,  Lake  Atlln 
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White   Pass   &  Yukon   Route/ 


White  Horse,  Y.  T. 

The  Ideal  Spot  for  a  Vacation 

It  is  six  miles  by  steamer  across  this  wonderful  lake  to  the 
little  city  of  Atlin,  the  base  of  supplies  for  the  richest  hydraulic 
mining  camp  in   British   Columbia, 

There  is  an  indescribable  tonic  effect  in  the  Atlin  climate 
that  will  eventually  make  it  one  of  the  world's  greatest  summer 
health  resorts.  The  air  is  dry,  cool,  crisp,  and  invigorating. 
The  elevation  is  just  right.  The  scenery  is  marvellous.  It 
eeems  as  though  Nature  put  all  her  wits  together  to  make  a 
summer  paradise  when  she  came  to  Atlin. 

There  are  numerous  interesting  side  trips.  A  stage  ride 
of  a  few  miles  over  a  smooth  gravel  road,  up  Pine  Creek  to 
Pine  City  or  Discovery,  affords  an  opportunity  for  inspecting 
hydraulic  mining  operations  at  close  range.     Within  a  short 


distance  are  beautiful  Pine  Creek  Falls  and  Surprise  Lake — a 
surprise  indeed  in  its  mystic  Northland  beauty. 

The  trip  to  Atlin  taken  by  day  is  glorious— taken  at  night, 
in  the  subdued  splendor  of  the  Midnight  Sun,  surrounded  by 
giant,  snow-crowned  penks,  leaving  a  purple  trail  across  the 
sapphire  waters — it  is  beyond  description! 

In  speaking  of  the  Atlin  trip  one  tourist  writes: 

"I  have  been  to  Switzerland  several  times  and  I  have  been 
over  most  of  chis  continent  and  Euroiie,  but  never  have  I 
beheld  such  an  ever-changing  and  ever-interesting  panorama  of 
mountains  and  lakes. 

"The  trip  to  Sitka  and  Skaguay  is  certainly  worth  while, 
hut  if  I  had  gone  no  farther  than  Skaguay,  I  would  have  thought 
TTV  tour  at  least  partially  in  vain,  for  I  would  have  mis-4'd 
wonderful  Atlin  Lake — where  the  rivalry  of  the  Swiss  Alps, 
the  Canadian  Rockies  and  the  Italian  lakes  seems  to  meet  in 
one  supreme  effort  at  scenic  climax." 

Nowhere  on  the  continent  can  be  found  a  more  ideal  spot 
for  spending  the  vacation  time,  and  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon 
Route  has  now  under  construction,  after  design  by  eminent 
architects,  a  unique  hotel  on  the  shores  of  Lake_  Atlin. 
commanding  enchanting  scenery  from  every  side.  It  will  have 
every  modern  convenience  and  will  afford  an  ideal  home  for  the 
summer  months. 

Those  who  delight  in  boating,  hunting  and  fishing,  will  find 
abundant  opportunity  to  iniiulge  in  their  favorite  pastime  and 
for  the  golfer  it  is  the  intention  to  lay  out  a  golf  course  near  by. 
Every  effort  will  be  made  to  contribute  to  the  enjoyment  of 
the  patrons  of  the  hotel.  Those  seeking  rest  from  the  strain 
of  business  or  social  cares  will  here  enjoy  a  complete  change 
of  scene  combined  with  a  summer  climate  and  bracing  pure  air, 
and  should  return  from  the  vacation  feeling  fit  to  surmount 
any  obstacle. 

What  Clothes  To  Take 

By  all  means  don't  burden  yourself  with  heavy  clothing. 
By  way  of  comparison  it  might  be  noted  that  the  summer 


Atlin  Inn— The  New  Tourist  Hotel  Now  Under  Construction  by  the  White  P«m  *  Yukon  Route  «t  AtMn 
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temperature  of  Skaguay  and  Dawson  runs  on  an  average  from 
about  55  to  75  degrees,  while  that  of  cities  like  Chicago,  New  York 
and  St.  Louis  runs  from  70  to  IH)  degrees. 

It  is  well  to  provide  one's  self  with  a  steamer  rug  for  the 
boat  trips,  a  medium  weight  overcoat  or  wrap,  walking 
shoes  for  any  intended  tramps  ashore,  and  medium  weight 
underwear,  such  as  you  would  usually  wear  in  the  late  spring. 
You  will  never  encounter  cold  weather  in  Alaska  during  the 
summer.  You  merely  escape  the  sultry  heat  of  more  southern 
points.  Travelers  who  have  visited  many  lands  say  there  is 
no  more  bracing,  no  more  delightful  summer  climate  in  the 
world  than  that  offered  by  Alaska  and  the  Yukon. 

HOTELS 

With  the  exception  of  the  PuUcn  House  at  Skaguay,  all  of 
the  hotels  at  Skaguay.  Caribou.  White  Horse,  Dawson  and 
Kairbanks  are  run  on  the  European  plan.  Rates  are  from  $1.50 
to  $3.00  per  day.  Some  of  the  hotels  have  rooms  with  connect- 
ing bath.  All  contain  modern  toilet  and  bathrooms,  as  well  as 
rooms  with  running  hot  and  cold  water.  Dining  rooms  are 
usually  operated  in  connection  with  the  hotels.  Meals  from  fifty 
cents  to  seventy-five  cents  each,  except  when  the  service  is  a  la 
carte. 

Rates  at  the  Pullen  ^T  >j=e,  Skaguay,  American  Plan,  $2.50  to 
$:i.00  per  day  for  single  rooms.  Suites  with  connecting  bath, 
$7.00  to  $10.00  per  day  for  two  persons. 

At  Atlin,  as  already  stated,  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route, 
has  now  under  way  a  first-class  tourist  hotel  that  will  compare 
with  the  best  summer  resort  hotels  of  its  size  anywhere  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada. 

In  short,  the  hotels  throughout,  both  as  to  convenience,  meals 
and  service,  will,  everything  considered,  be  found  much  better 
than  one  usually  finds  in  the  smaller  towns  in  the  United  States 
and  Canada. 


Fl«rd  of  OAtt  at  U.  S.  Experimental  Farm.  Fairbanks,  Alaska, 
which  produced   I  16  bushel*  per  acre,  season  of   1812 

ALASKA  AND  THE  YUKON  COMING  INTO  THETR  OWN 
("Alaska/'    Translated.   Means    "The  Great   Country") 

Bought  from  Russia  in  lHt)7  for  $7,2(X).()00,  Alaska  has 
since  that  date  produced  over  $44t>,tK)0,000  in  gold,  silver, 
copper,  coal  and  other  minerals,  in  furs  and  fisheries — a  tremen- 
dous return  on  the  investment!  Mind,  this  is  Alaska  alone. 
Add  to  these  figures  the  marvellous  mineral  and  fur  wealth  of 
northern  British  Columbia  and  the  Yukon  Territory.  Truly, 
this  is  a  great  country! 

Ten  years  ago  the  entire  region  was  a  wild,  almost  untried 
country.  To-day  we  fitul  orderly,  thrifty,  modern  cities, 
railroads,  steamship  lines,  the  telegraph  and  telephone,  electric 
lights,  comfortable  hotels,  charming  homes. 


Olnlng  Room  on  one  of  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route  River  Steamers 


Summer  In  Fairbanks,  Alaska 
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Big  Bend  In  the  Allele— On  the  way  to  the  Big  Qame  Country 

Not  only  as  a  wonderland  for  the  tourist,  but  as  a  place 
loved  by  men  and  women  because  it  is  their  home — Alaska  and 
the  Yukon  are  coming  into  their  own. 

Robert  Service  sang  well  and  truly  in  the  words: 
"Lofty  I  Stan  '  from  each  sister  land,  patient  and  wearily  wise, 
With  the  wei^,'it  of  a  world  of  sadness  in  my  quiet,  passion- 
less eyes; 
Dreaming  alone  of  a  people,  dreaming  alone  of  a  day, 
When  men  shall  not  rape  my  riches,  and  curse  me  and  go  away. 
Making  a  bawd  of  my  bounty,  fouling  the  hand  that  gave — 
Till  1  rise  in  my  wiath  and  !  sweep  on  their  path  and  I  stamp 
them  into  a  grave. 


Dreaming  of  men  who  uilt  bless  me.  of  women  esteeming 

me  good, 
Of  children  born  in  my  borders,  of  radiant  mothcrho<^>d, 
Of  cities  leaping  to  stature,  of  fame  like  a  Hag  unfurled. 
As  I  pour  the  tide  of  my  riches  in  the  eager  lap  of  the  world." 

That  day  has  come.  Service  sang  well.  The  silent  North- 
land has  at  last  won  from  the  world  that  recognition  which  long 
has  been  her  due. 

Her  fisheries  arc  the  richest  in  the  world — her  fabulous 
mineral  wealth  is  a  byword  among  men  of  all  nations — her 
citizenship  is  made  up  of  the  best  type  of  American,  the 
pioneer  who  blazes  the  trails  of  civilization.  One  man  in  the 
North  produces  as  much  wealth  as  fifty  in  the  Philippines,  or 
l.")0  in  Cuba.  There  are  tens  of  thousiinds  of  men  and  women 
and  children  in  Alaska,  the  ^'uk^^n  Territory  and  Northern 
British  Columbi :  to-day.  They  are  a  brave,  eager-eyed  people 
who  look  forward. 

^'es,  truly  the  Northland  is  coming  into  her  own.  And 
those  who  visit  the  splendors  of  her  lakes  and  rivers,  her 
mountains  and  glaciers,  her  forests  and  flowers,  her  mines  and 
fisheries,  come  back  with  a  heart  big  with  the  bigness  of  a  great, 
new  country. 

A  SUPERB  SUMMER  CLIMATE 

It  is  the  kindly  warmth  of  the  Japan  Current  as  it  crosses 
the  North  Pacific  from  Southern  Ja[)an,  bathing  the  Alaskan 
shores,  that  is  largely  rea|>onsible  fur  the  delightfully  warm 
summer  climate.  Just  as  the  tiulf  Stream  warms  the  coast  of 
Maine,  sr-  the  Japan  Current  warms  Alaska — only  the  Japan 
Current  hugs  the  coast  farther  north. 

Moreover,  there  is  an  amazing  amount  of  sunlight  in  Alaska 
and  the  Yukon  Territory  during  the  summer  months.  At 
White  Horse  and  Dawson,  and  farther  north,  the  sun  practically 
never  sets.  Baseball  games  start  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  evening. 
Tennis  and  other  sports  are  enjoyed  after  the  time  when  dark- 
ness has  settled  over  the  United  States. 


A  White  Pait  &  Yukon  Route  Passenger  Train,  Showing  Parlor-Obtervation  Car  in  Rear 
27  28 


White  Pass   &  Yukon 


Agriculture  in  the  Northland 

One  evidence  of  the  clemeiuy  of  ihe  climate  is  the  surpriMnKly 
rapid  increase  in  agricultural  produce.  Along  the  southeastern 
coast  and  in  the  S'ukon,  Xanana  and  other  valleys,  potatoes, 
beets,  carrots,  turnips,  rutabanas,  cabbages,  winter  barley, 
wheat  and  oats  are  all  raised  successfully. 

Ska^uay,  l>aws4>n  and  Fairbanks,  hold  exhibits  of  vej^rtablcs 
and  Howers  that  are  unequalled  anywhere  in  the  L'niteU  Siaifs 
or  Canada. 

Hunting  and  Flshlnft 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  there  is  no  greater  hunting  and  fishing 
region  anywhere  in  *he  world  than  Alaska,  the  Yukon  Territory 
and  northern  British  Columbia.  Many  districts  afford  practi- 
cally virgin  territory. 

The  country  along  the  White  Pass  &  ^'ukon  Route  abounds 
in  large  and  small  game — the  streams,  rivers  and  lakes  are  full 
of  fish.  The  principal  \  irieties  of  large  game  are  caribou, 
moose,  bear,  mountain  sheep  and  goats. 

Information  as  to  the  game  laws,  guides,  horses,  launches, 
etc.  etc.,  and  the  various  districts  where  the  different  kinds  of 
game  and  fish  are  found,  will  be  furnished  on  request. 

OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  MINING  INVESTORS 

The  White  Pass  &  'S'ukon  Route  invites  the  attention  of 
investors  to  the  various  mining  districts  along  its  lines. 

The  Atlin,  Klondike  and  Fairbanks  Districts  contain  large 
areas  that  can  be  profitably  worked  by  dredges,  steam  shovels 
and  hydraulicing. 

The  copper  and  coal  properties  in  the  vicinity  of  White  Horse, 
and  the  silver,  copjxT  and  gold  quartz  properties  along  the 
Windy  Arm  near  Caribou,  and  in  the  Wheaton  River  \al!ey 
near  Robinson,  offer  special  opportunities  for  investments. 

The  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Rmite  will  gladly  afford  those 
interested  in  mining  in  the  territory  contiguous  to  its  lines,  the 


Two  Klondike  Qold  DrsdK**f  among  th«  Largait  In  tti*  World 

l>enefit  of  any  advice  or  hcl[>  it  can  extend  through  any  mining 
engineer  in  Its  employment. 

MINING   DISTRICTS 

Reached  by  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route 

and  Connections 
In  British  Columbia  and  the  Yukon  Territory 

The  .-Xtlin  Cold  District  is  in  the  extreme  northern  part 
of  Hritish  Columbia,  adjoining  the  \'ukon  Territory.  The 
various  creeks  are  easily  reached  by  stages  from  Atlin  City, 
which  is  th:-  principal  supply  [wint. 

The  Windv  Arm  Mining  District  is  contiguous  to  Windy 
Arm,  a  southerly  branch  of  Lake  Tagish.     It  extends  over  both 


The  Whiie  Past  &  Yukon  Route  tskei 
you  to  the  Sportsman's  Paradise 


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Duck  Hunting  near  Dawson 


The  "Big  Horn"  are  Plentiful  In  the 
White  Past  &  Yukon  Route  Big  Qame  OountrY 


White   Pass   &  Yukon   Route  /^^ 


suliH  of  the  l»)unc]ary  line  U'twi't-n  British  C'ulumliia  ami  the 
\'ukoii  'liTritory.  Conrad,  Canyon.  Boundary  and  SitvL-rdale 
arL'  I(K'a|  points  along  the  Hhuri's  of  Windy  Arm. 

The  other  cli<>tri(-ta  along  the  route  to  Atlin  are  C.olden  date 
and  Taku.  AM  of  these  points  are  reached  by  train  from 
Skaguay  to  Caritmu,  thence  by  lake  steamer. 

Thk  Alsek  OisTRicT.  inrhi'lliiK  the  Kluane  Lake  and 
Bullion  Creek  camps,  are  n(M  irti-.t  of  White  (lorsi-.  The 
creeks  are  easily  reached  from  White  Horse  l>y  wagon  i.  er 
the  new  C.overnment  trail. 

The  Bio  Salmon  District  h  reached  by  steamer  from 
White  Horse  up  the  Hootalinqua  River  to  Kureka  Umdiny, 
from  which  point  trails  lead  to  the  different  creeks. 

The  Stkwart  KiviiR  DistRii  r  is  adjacent  to  the  Klondike 
District.  The  chief  di>trilmtinK  center  is  Mayo  Landing,  which 
in  reached  by  steamer  from  Dawson. 

The  Klondike  CpOld  District  includes  all  the  creeks 
trilmiary  to  the  Klondike.  Indian  and  Mcyuestion  rivers,  and 
covers  an  area  of  about  WK)  M)uare  miles.  All  of  the  creeks  are 
rea<lily  reached  by  the  Klondike  Mines  Railway  and  stages 
connecting  with  same,  or  by  btage  all  the  way  from  Dawson. 

The  Klondike  Mines  Railway  is  in  oiH-ration  U-twi-en 
Dawson  and  Sulphur  Springs,  affording  passenger  and  freight 
service  during  the  summer  season. 

Dawson  City  is  the  capital  of  the  Yukon  Territory  and  is 
the  largest  distributing  point.  Particulars  as  to  the  train  and 
steamer  service  to  Dawson  are  given  in  the  following  pages. 

The  Fortv-Mii-E  District  embraces  the  creeks  tributary 
to  the  Forty-Mile  River,  at  the  mouth  of  which  is  located  the 
town  of  torty-.Milc.  The  latter  is  reached  by  steamer  from 
Dawson. 

In  Alaska 

The  steamers  of  the  American  ^'ukoIl  Navigation  Comj»any, 
operating  on  the  Lower  Yukon  Ri\er,  reach  all  of  the  mining 
camps  along  the  Yukon  River  and  its  tributaries  between 
Dawson  and  the  mouth  of  the  Tanana   Ri\er,  and  along  the 


Iniplration  Point— PhotOKraphvd  nt  Midnight 


Tanana  River  between  Tanana  and  Fairbanks,  including  Kagle, 
Circle,  Rampart,  Tanana,  Hot  Springs  and  other  points.  At 
Tanana  connections  are  made  for  Ruby,  Iditarod,  innoko  and 
Koyukuk  River  districts. 

The  Ruby  district,  of  which  the  town  of  Ruby  is  the  chief 
center,  located  about  170  miles  below  Tanana,  while  only 
recently  discovered,  gives  every  promise  of  becoming  a  rich 
placer  field. 

The  Fairbanks  district  embraces  the  rivers  and  creeks 
tributarj'  to  the  Tanana  River;  a  description  of  it  has  already 
been  Ki\en. 

All  of  these  districts  can  be  reached  earlier  and  later  in  the 
season,  and  at  all  times  (juicker,  via  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon 
Route  and  connections  than  via  any  other  line  or  route. 


Yukon  River  Indian  Boy  and  Dog 

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Hydraulic  Mining  In  the  Klondike 


A  Prospector  in  the  Klondike 


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A  Field  of  Potatoei  Raised  in  the  Klondike 

OCEAN  STEAMER  SERVICE  TO  SKAGUAY. 

An  I'Xct'lk'nt  piisst'iiKer  sti'aniship  stTvice  is  maintaim-d 
betwtt'n  Seattlf  and  Skaguay  by  the  Alaska  Su-amship  l'iim[iany, 
the  Pacific  Coiijit  Sieamsnip  Compjiny,  and  the  Humboldt 
Steamship  Comp;iny,  and  Ix-'twecn  Victoria.  Vancouver  ami 
Skaguay  by  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  Company,  affording 
a  sailing  during  the  greater  portion  of  the  year,  every  two  or 
three  days  from  Seattle  and  every  week  from  V'ictctria  and 
\'ancouver.  The  service  during  the  summer  months  is  contin- 
ued through  the  winter,  but  the  sailings  arc  not  so  frequent. 

During  the  summer  season  some  of  the  steamers  run  nn  an 
excursion  itinerary,  stopping  at  all  of  the  interesting  [wirts  along 
British  Columbia  ami  Alaska,  including  Sitkii.  Metlakahtla,  etc., 
as  well  as  Taku  and  Davidson  (ilacier. 


I'.i^^'ngi'r<«  holding  rouiii.  lri|i  lirltcH  to  Atlin.  D.iWMin  and 
r'airkink'^  will  In-  j;r,in'td  a  ^'oif-over  pri.ilige  at  Skaguay  by 
the  .»lK>ve-fnentinned  sie.mi-hip  comikiriii-'*. 

All  of  the  iiiHM'nuer  ^icimers  running  lo  Sk.igu.iv  contain 
cnrnfori.ible  twd-U-rih  nwini-*,  serve  i-xcelK'nt  ine.iU  .ind  nt.iintain 
a  first -ela^H  wrvice. 

l-'ull  p.irlicul,irs  as  in  -.ailin!;  d.ite-.  ports  '  call,  service,  etc. 
of  the  various  ■•U-anishiiiliiir^  running  t  Skagu.iy  gl.idU'  furnished 
on  reipicst 

TIME  TABLE 
Rk.<l  Division  Wliite  Pass  &  Yulcon  Rouse 


So.  1  Djily 
Kx.  Sdnday 

•  9.M 
11. SS 
12.U 
I2.4S 

1.15 

l.M 

3.1*       i 

5.50 


Southbouml 

from 
Skavuay 

I.v 
Ar 
I.v 
I.v 

ST.VriONS 

No.  2  Daily 
I'.x.  Sunday 

0.0 
20.4 
32.4 

SK.VilAV 

[  \viiiTi;i>.\ss 

l.oi;  Cabin 

Ar 
I.v 
Ar 
Ar 

4.35  nin 
3.C5  pm 
3.Mpm 
3.30  pm 

40.(1 

«7.2 
110.4 

I.v 
I.v 

[    tBl-.NNKTT 

c-ARiHor 

WIIITK  llokSK 

I.v 

1.45  pm 

I.Mpm 
11.40  am 
!l..'iO  am 

•Aiaika  Time-one  hour  Ijehind  Pacitic  Time. 
tMeal  Sution. 

RIVER  AND  LAKE  STEAMER  SERVICE. 

To  Atlin. 

The  steamer  "(ileaner"  is  scheduled  to  V-axe  Carilwu  every 
Tuesday  and  Friday   morning,  and   is  due   to  arrive  at   Atlin 


Scene  on  Tasish  Lake 

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interior  of  a  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route  Parlor-Obtarvation  Car 
34 


White  Pass   &  Yukon   Route 


Shooting  Whit*  HorM  Rapid*  "With  th«  W%mr  of  Daath  for  Pilot" 


'  )u  samt--  cvcninK.  Returnin|[  from  Atlin  the  Htcamer  is  due 
to  K'ave  Wednesday  and  Suni  ay  evenings  and  arri\e  at 
Carilou  the  following  morning.  This  schedule  will  permit 
passengers  taking  a  daylight  trip  through  the  beautiful 
mountain*girt  lakes  to  Atlin. 

To  Dawion 

The  steamers  Casra,  White  Horse,  Dawson  and  Selkirk, 
affording  an  exceptionally  good  pav^ngcr  service,  are  ficheduled 
to  leave  White  Hor»e  for  L\iwso'  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and 
Fridays  at  8.00  p.m.,  and  are  due  to  arrive  in  Dawson  about 
forty-eight  hours  later.  Returning  from  Dawson  these  steamers 
are  scheduled  to  leave  Tuesdays,  Ihursdays  and  Saturdavsand 
arrive  at  White  Horse  about  lour  and  one-half  days  later. 


In  addition  other  iM'ats  will  l)c  o|H-ratt'd  an  neresitity  may 
ie<iuire. 

To  Fatrbankt 

B]^  the  o|M'i)ing  of  navigation,  1UI:1  (aU>ut  June  Int.)  the 
American  Yukon  Naviuatiun  Comiwny  will  ha\e  two  new 
Nleamers  in  0|»eratiun  W-tween  OuwHun  .md  Fairbanks  and 
intermediate  |x>ints,  aiTording  the  fastest  p^issenger  and  freight 
ser\ice  ever  given  U'yond  Dawson.  A  steamer  is  (Mhediileif 
to  leave  Dawson  and  Fairlianks  every  week,  connetting  at 
Dawson  with  the  river  steamers  from  White  Horse.  For  »afet> . 
nimfort,  siHi'fl  and  high-class  serA-ire,  these  river  steamers  from 
White  Horse  to  Fairbanks  will  excel  all  other  steamers  on  the 
Yukon  Rix'er. 

To  get  the  best  fmssible  ser^-icc  and  avoid  paying  higner 
local  rates  buy  through  ticU-ts  to  Fairbanks  or  intermediate 
points  via  the  White  l\iss  &  Yukon  Route. 

These  sihedules  will  be  adheretl  to  as  closely  as  possible,  but 
the  company  may  make  such  changes  as  m^-essity  and  conditions 
may  require  and  of  which  no  notice  can  be  given. 

APPROXIMATE  TIME  FROM  AND  TO  SEATTI.E  OP. 

VANCOUVER,  TO  AND  FROM  WHITE  HORSE, 

ATLIN,  DAWSON  AND  FAIRBANKS 

ISeattle  or  Vancouver  to  Skaguay  b>  sea 3  to  4  days 

Ska^uay  to  White  Horse  by  rail 8  hours 

Carilmu  to  Atlin,  steamer H  hours 

White  Horse  to  Dawson,  steamer — downstream  2  dayi 

Dawson  to  Fairbanks,  steamer — downstream 

to  Tanana  and  upstream  to  Fairbanks 4  days 

Fairbanks  to   Dawson,  steamer — downstream 

to  Tanana  and  upstream  to  Dawson  1*1  days 

Dawson  to  White  Horse,  steamer — upstream  4}  days 
tSkaguay  to  Seattle  or  Vancouver 3  to  6  days 

tTIme  dcp^ndd  on  whether  stpamir  run*  on  an  rxprpsn  or  pxrur^ion 
schedule,  number  of  rails  matlc  and  whether  steamer  iitopt  ut  Sitlca 
•outhtiotinil. 


'•P^'r  i*!!''' -^                    ^HS'-^ 

m  ■"«"'  •.■'■'^■-  ■■■■     '                           ,  ,   ,  ■" 

A  Skaxuay  Flower  QArdsn 

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White   Puss   &  Yukon 


Thut  allowing  (or  runnn'ttnna  with  ort'.in  Kti-amcr-t  at 
SkaKuay,  and  the  iHmtit  at  Curitioti.  Whlti*  MiirM\  D.iwmhi  anil 
FairbankH,  the  tim<-  ritri'sitary  for  ttii*  rotinrl-trip  t<Mir<i  from  anff 
to  St-attlu  or  N'anntuvcr  will  l>e  appruxiiiiati'ty  an  fulluw 

TO  ATLIN  and  ri'turn,  im-litdiiig  ftiik'  trip  to 
White  llurM.',  a  clay  or  two  in  Ailin 
and  at  SkaKuay 

TO  DAWSON  and  return,  inrludinK  a  it(a\  of 
t)iH'  ■)r  two  davd  in  I)aw«m 

TO  FAIRBANKS  and  rt<turn,  inrltidinK  May 
f>f    a    few    da^)l  in    DawMin    and 


FatrlKmlcii, 


To  tht>  fnrcKoin^  should  of  roiirse  \*c  addi-d  tiurh  arlrlittonal 
timt' an  the  tonri<«t  may  wish  to  Hiwnd  at  any  particitl.n  pl.ue 
within  the  limit  of  his  titkit. 

SPECIAL  SUMMER  EXCURSION  RATES 
To  Atlln,  White  Ilorae,  Dawaon  and  Falrbanka 

Speiial  round-trip  cxcurition  rates  from  Skaguay  will  )>€ 
in  effect  as  fullowH: 

ToAtltnand  return  (includinR  side  trip  to  White  TlorM>\ 
from  o|>eninK  of  navigation  on  the  lakes,  al>out  June  Tith,  until 
SeplemlM-r  :tOth, 

To  Dawaon  and  return,  from  opening  of  navigation,  almut 
June  .'>th,  until  August  31st. 

To  Falrbnnka  and  return,  from  opening  of  naviga'ion, 
aboul  June  fith,  until  August  31st. 

Rat'.'L'  and  information  r<.>Kn''ding  sailing  dates  of  ateamf.-i 
from  Seattle  and  Vancouver  furnislied  on  re<iuest. 

A  rrpn-sentative  of  the  While  I*ass  &  >"uk(jn  Kcute  wil'.  call 
anywhere  in  the  I'niied  States  or  Canada  and  arrange  for  spixiat 
parlies  contemplating  taking  a  trip  to  either  of  the  above- 
mentioned  place». 


31  to  35  dav4 


Among  1h«  Or«wstM*  of  0«nv«r  Qlaclvr 

To  the  Summit  of  White  Pass  and  Lake  Bennett 

Tourists  who  are  unable  to  take  the  trip  to  either  Atlin  or 
Dawson  should  not  fail  t<>  avail  themselves  of  the  npiKirtuniiy 
of  taking  the  railway  riile  to  the  summit  of  White  Wins  or 
Lake  Bennett,  while  (he  »htii  it  discharging  her  cargo  at  Skaguay. 
The  following  Inw  round-trip  excursion  rates  will  Ik;  in  effect 
during  the  summer  season: 

Skaguay  to  the  summit  of  While  r.isa  and  return,  $.'i.00 

Skaguay  to  Lake  Bennett  and  return 7AH) 

Tickets  will  Ik?  goori  on  the  regular  trains.  For  time  of 
departure  and  arrival  at  SKaguay,  White  Pass  and  Bennett, 
see  time  table. 


White  Pass   &  Yukon  Route 


Special  excursion  trains  will  l.e  run  from  Skaguay  to  the 
.unTiSt  o  White  Pass  and  l.al<.-  Bennett  and  return  for  par  le* 
on"«n  or  more.     Rates  are  the  same  as  on  the  regular  tra.r.s. 

Baggage  Regulations 

triss=s«5=|S|igSi 

jevcnty-live  (7r,)  pound,  for  r^*  „>»f«"Sf 'J'JJSe  "if  i"r  at  current  Urlff 
All  «=i'h.  in  exces,  of  th„=  am^^^^^^  ^„.,        cergv^ 

full  ticGl.     Artkta  that  maj;  5?/l'<:f'',!^„  »'=  JI^"     ilf  tacheckabre  form). 
boxes,  n.iners'  and  emijirants   b""'' ,'^f '"'•_53''i^t  IxciedlnB  2311  pounds  In 

desks.  "»'-l""J'J''  8?"'  ^"houSofd  B^s    boats  or  canoes,  deer  heads  or 
unaccompanied  by  owner.  ™"'f J,™  «S^'-  "",„,    „,  other  miscellaneout 

s3Fi??a£B^HSks^sMe — 

2  DOK,  may  be  carried  as  baBga,e,  under  excess  bac8a,ech«t.  at  reguUr 
ocess  baggage  rates  at  esUraated  weight  of  fifty  pounds  per  dog. 

3  Bicyrf«,  tricvCe,  and  baby  ^Jr\fS,,ti.TJr^S^il\^'^r°\: 
f„,  allowance  of  baggage!  b^  ■"»>;  Jj^J'?,"^"^  "otrwilfbe  the'same  a. 

4"  No  piece  01  baggage  weighing  in  excess  ot  250  pound,  wdl  be  accepted^ 

or.L7„'i'i,?ssrLriL\"^'h^gg:.ge'isri,'^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

«hott  of  destination  of  ticket. 

7.  '-l.^rges  for  excess  baggage  and  for  transportation  of  b.cycle,  or  baby 

""rtheTo'm^ny  wm'not  carry  baggage  of  value  greater  than  H.IO  without 
payment  of  addUioial  charge  for  the  excess  value. 

"  Z:  rlrpse  ^us.  b-ccom    J.ied  JV  ^  „Tf^'^r,;rfr\f,f  S 
first-class  passenger  f'=t?.;5 '°L'l„d  1^  coITormity  with  the  laws  as  printed 

s«!::;^i^?'&srSr<!?sl^93Js;'^^sjrK"S[ry;= 

?ri!kr.SnTm"Sll!Sd%T,S«no\r^K'.?rss"„ed  by  the  B«rd  of  Health. 

Jp'Siion\1;ou.d  iSJst'ue'n.Ue^to  t'he  iocalVaUh  officer  lor  a  ,.erm„. 
BAGGAGE  CHECKEDJHROUGH^TO  ATIIN,  DAWSON 

,1.  Baggage  "",,'«  =>-';«»'^'X*'nks'°"a  t';;e=Wh,^e''Pi?"&  vS 
Columbia  ports  to  Atlln,  I^?"  "", ?' ^?  ™"t '  JilffiS,,  at  Skaguay.  provided 
Route  without  "n<i"«°'"»,  .r«  S«,  and  a  tTitUonce  checked  at  starting 
that  passengers  hold  through  tickets,  and  a,Mr^ll^^  ^^^  annoyed  by  custom, 
point  (.luiliig  season  of  "-"'S', '""'!",  °fd.s,i„ation  where  all  bagg.Be 
Inspection  or   re-check  ng  unli    arrival  "°^>'^""g.^gg^ge  originating  at 

'S!,'Sm^W.'s7ai'.|^  «Si^  »- 

STesS  'S'SSSts' WS  oJ?£Mraver  below  Dawson  can  go 

through  to  destinauon  in  bond  without  inspection. 

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While  P...  »  Vukon  Route  Winter  Stage  en  route  to  Dawson 

Winter  Service  to  Dawson 

Durine  the  season  navigation  is  closed  the  White  Pass  & 
Yukon  Roulfe  operates  a  first-class  four-horse  stage  hrie  betw«n 
White  Horse  and  Dawson,  carrying  passengers,  mail,  express 
and  IreiKht  running  on  a  schedule  of  five  to  five  and  one-half  days^ 
Relays  Ire  made  about  every  twenty,  miles,  thus  'n^unng  fresh 
^oU  for  the  enti.  trip  ^andperm^^^^^^^ 

STt^Vnty  oSrbrs'f'oS  wa7mers,  etc.  The  pas^ngers 
travel  during  the  daytime  only,  stopping  over  night  at  one 
of  the  many  well-appointed  road-houses  along  the  trail. 

The  dTsUnce  be'iween  White  Horse  and  tiawson  via  the 
trail  is  330  miles;  the  location  is  shown  on  the  map. 


Llewellyn  Glacier,  Lake  Atlir 
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White  Pass   &  Yukon  Route 


Field  of  WhMt  at  U  8.  Experlm.nUI  Farm,  Fairbanks.  Ala.ka, 
which  produced  87  bu.hels  per  acre,  season  of   1912 

We  are  operating,  experimentally,  one  automobile,  and 
when  trail  is  Widened  and  made  better  we  will  ultimately  use 
automobiles  exclusively.  .  i„[„rmnt,„n 

Further  particulars  as  to  the  stage  service  and  information 
in  regard  to  passenger  and  freight  rates  will  be  furnished  on 
request. 

Telegraph  Service 

Commercial  telegraph  service  is  maintained  over  the  lines 
of  the  White   Pass  &  Yukon   Route  between  Skaguay  and 

^'''prac"rc?ny  all   the  mining  camps  in  Alaska,  the  Yukon 
Terriwry  and  northern  British  Columbia,  can  now  be  reached 


by  telegraph,  via  the  lines  of  the  United  States  and  Canadian 
Government^,  «ith  whi.h  the  lines  of  the  White  Pass  &  ^  uk,  n 
iJoute  make  connections,  thus  putting  this  pant  of  the  Am., can 
ConUnent  in  telegraphic  '"-I"""'-''?"  ^I'^f  I"!;'  ,1^'„' 
world.  Night  lett(r>....ms  can  Ik;  sen.  via  the  (.  anadian  ( ...Mrn 
ment  and  White  Pass  &  \ukon  Route  lines. 

The  Wells  Fargo  Express  Company 

The  Wells  l-argo  Express  Company  oiKratcs  oNvr  the  lines 
of  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route,  and  carries  on  a  general 
express  business;  issues  money  orders  makes  col  ections.  carries 
go  d  dust,  bullion,  coin,  currency,  valuable  P^  >^rs   e,^- 

For  information  as  to  rates  ap|.ly  tu  loi.il  agtnts  ol  tne 
Cornpany,  or  to  agents  of  the  White  Pass  &  \  ukon  Route. 

TABl  F.  OF  DISTANCF,S 

Via  the  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route 

From  Skaguay  to 

MIl-ES 

SanFrancisco )  ;*J'^ 

Seattle l.™*' 

Victoria ^f 

Vancouver ^*^ 

Summit j] 

Bennett jj 

Caribou ._■  ■  ■  •  -^j  ■  • ^'^ 

Conrad  (Windy  Arm).. . .      SO 

Golden  Gate 127 

Taku »2 

Atlin _1-tO 

White  Horse \\\ 

Tahkheena  River Ui 


Mendcnhall Landing.  .  _207 
Head  ol  Lake  Labarge  .  I|i6 
Foot  of  Lake  Labarge ...     1 1 0 

Hootalin(|ua 201 

Mason's  Landing    228 

Eureka  Landing 2;tl 

Commercial  Center 

(Big  Salmon  Minesi    240       Nome. 

Big  Salmon  River 2:16 


ALTITUDE  ABOVE  SEA  LEVEL 
of  various  points  along  the 
White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route 


MILES 

Little  Salmon  River 271 

Five-Fingir  Rapids 3.)7 

Rink  Rapids 343 

Selkirk 3  « 

White  River 4>l 

Stewart  River ■    8(11 

Sixty-Mile  River(Ogilvie)    524 

Dawson ^'\ 

Forty-Mile ,    62f 

Eagle  City  (Fort  Egbert)    671 

Circle  City ^l 

Fort  Yukon 94S 

Fort  Hamlin j.jJJ' 

Y,271 

Hot  Springs J.341 

Chena }-^' 

Fairbanks^^^._. '■'>»■» 

ku'bTT. .     ■ !■'■'• 

Mouth  of  Koyukuk 1.S42 

Holy  Cross l.M;; 

St.  Michael 2.172 


Ramiiiirt 

Tanana  (Fort  Gibbon).. 


.2.274 


The  Yukon  at  Five  Fingers 
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FEET 

Skaguay  (Broadway  Sta.)      IH 
Summit  of  White  Pass    .  .  2,88.5 

Log  Cabin 2.91fi 

Bennett '^.jo'f 

Caribou 2.164 


Atlin. 


White  Horse 
Fort  Selkirk. 
Uawson    .  . .  . 


.2,200 

.2,079 
.  1  ..WS 
.1,200 


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White  Passi&  Yukon  Route 


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A  SOUVENIR  PACK  OF  "NORTHLAND"  CARD^ 

The  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route  has  rcrently  had  a  nffc 
issue  of  its  dc  luxe  playinu  cards  prepared.  On  each  card  i«  a 
beautiful  half-tone  reproduction  of  a  scene  along  the  lines  0«  the 
White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route  in  Alaska.  British  Columbia  and 
the  Yukon  Territory — each  card  having  a  different  picture. 

These  cards  are  of  the  finest  enamel  finish,  gilt  edged,  and 
put  up  in  a  substantial  leatherette  case.  They  have  proven 
favorites  wherever  shown,  and  may  \k  had  at  50  cents  a  pa*. 
A  sample  card  will  be  sent  upon  receipt  of  a  two-cent  stamp. 

Residents  of  the  United  States  will  please  address  the 
General  Agent  in  Chicago  or  Seattle.  Residents  of  Canada 
will  please  address  the  Traffic  Department,  White  Pass  & 
Yukon  Route.  Vancolver,  B.  C. 


V 


A  Reproduction  of  One  of  the  Oardi 

LETTERS  FROM  THOSE  WHO  HAVE  TAKEN  THE  TRIP 

You  who  are  considering  taking  the  trip  to  Alaska  should 
write  at  once  for  this  collection  of  interesting  opinions. 

They  tell  of  the  magnificence  of  the  scenery,  of  the  comforts 
of  the  trip  into  the  interior,  and  without  exception  express  the 
sentiment  that  the  best  part  of  the  trip  would  have  been  lost  if 
they  had  gone  no  farther  than  Skaguay.  They  say  By  all 
means  go  beyond  Skaguay— see  the  interior."  One  or  more  o 
these  letters  may  be  from  people  you  know,  certainly  several 
of  them  are  from  people  of  whom  you  have  heard. 

Send  for  "101  Opinions"— address  either  of  the  General 
Agents  in  Chicago  or  Seattle,  or  Traffic  Department,  White 
Pass  &  Yukon  Route,  Vancouver,  B.  C. 
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White  Pass  £l  Yukon  Route 


OFFICIALS 

_     .  (  Vancouver,  B.  C. 

O.  L.  DlcKESON,  Presi ''.nt \   Chicago,  Illinois 

G.  H.  Miller,  General  Auditor Skaguay,  Alaska 

C.  J.  Rogers,  Purchasing  Agent Vancouver,  B.  C. 

V.I.  Hahn, Superintendent  Rail  Division    .     .    Skaguay,  Alaska 
H.WHEELER.Supt.    .    .     ]«^  51::;:- [White  Horse.  Y.T. 


AGENTS 

Herman  Weig,  General  Agent, 

1016  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building  .     .     Chicago,  III. 

F.  B.  Wurzbacher,  General  Agent, 

Colraan  Building Seattle,  Wash. 

G.  B.  Edwards,  General  Agent Dawson,  Y.  T. 

W.  H.  Link,  General  Agent Fairbanks,  Alaska 


EXECUTIVE  OFFICES 

Vancouver,  B.  C,  Skaguav,  Alaska 

Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Chicago 


GENERAL  INFORMATION 

Booklets  and  information  as  to  rates,  tickets,  etc.,  promptly 
furnished  on  application  to  any  of  the  above-mentioned 
agents  or  Traffic  Department,  White  Pass  &  Yukon  Route, 
Vancouver,  B.  C. 


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